“Do not be so certain.”
“Yes, I will be certain; and if you do not tell me you will very deeply disappoint me.”
“In telling you I could only give you sorrow.”
“Sorrow or joy, whatever it is, I can bear it so long as I know this. You will not suppose that I am actuated by simple feminine curiosity. You know me better. This secret is one which subjects me to the tortures of suspense, and I am anxious to have them removed.”
“The removal will be worse than the suspense.”
“That is impossible.”
“You would not say so if you knew what it was.”
“Tell me, then.”
“That is what I fear to do.”
“Do you fear for me, or for some other person?”